One woman killed, 2 others injured in West Delray crash, deputies say

January 24, 2014|By Brittany Shammas, Sun Sentinel

A woman was killed and two others injured Thursday in a three-car crash in West Delray, deputies say.

The accident happened just before 3 p.m. at the intersection of Linton Boulevard and Las Verdes Way, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office release. It was less than a mile from the home of the woman who died.

Estria Hochstadt, 82, was driving her Volkswagen down Linton Boulevard with neighbor Leona Goldsmith, 79, in the passenger seat. Their car was hit by a Toyota driven by Thelma Kracov, who was making a left turn onto Las Verdes Way from Linton Boulevard and failed to yield to them, the release said.

Kracov's Toyota hit the driver side of the Volkswagen, but the Volkswagen spun and its passenger side hit a third car that was stopped on Las Verdes Way.

Goldsmith was pronounced dead. Kracov and Hochstadt were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, the sheriff's office said.